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u. . . 07 S."'T"1rnt ; w Medford Tribune SECOND EDITION WEATHER Fair Max. 101 1 Mln."! ltd. Hum. !M). ..I Korty.fourth Yr. Dully Ninth Tf, L-JJ j ' MEDFORD, OKKOON, Fill DAY, AUGUST 14, 1M NO. 124 POWERS 10 DICIPLINE TURKEY FOR PURCHASE OE GERMAN WARSHIPS ' a - i Mail SULTANSACTION gMBPEHI PICES WHO IN TIE PRESENT CONFLICT HftVE BRAVED THE DANCERS OF WAR, LtBaBasuenasaaaaaav; aHC-IbAm IBH '! v 'B'H WStft -jHttlf Worships Gotten and Irctlaii Pur chased by Turkey for Twenty Mil lions to Prevent Capture Tur key's Action Declared Unprece dented ireich of Neutrality. LONDON. Aim. H, 0M& p. m. Ac cording to a despatch rrom Constau llntiln lo (Jin Kxcnanito Telegraph company Turkey linn paid 120,000, odd for the (loriimn cruisers Ooobotj niul llrcidau. LONDON, Auk. 14, (l!i:i p. m.) Great llritniu, France Mini Ittiiodn have sent n sharp demand to Turkey for Ilia immediate repatriation of the officctii and crowd of tho (Irnunu cruisers Oocbrit uiul Jlrcnlutt. Il In irpurtcd that tint two cruis. fix were mrt by it Turkish vessel out. side niul escorted into the Dnnlit- iit-lle. There- In on offtciiil con fir million of thn iirtuiil purchase of the cruisers by Turkey, but tlio rrorl to tlint effect U generally credited. PA HIS. Auk. H, CSC . m .Tli o allied novornuionU opposed to Gar tunny Hint Austrla-llungary havo at; rood to brine Turkey to a rcallxa tloti of Its obligations as a noutml power In connection with her purchase- from Germany of tho crulr Ooohon aut llrclu, HO.MB, vl Purl, Atir. H. 4:30 n. tu. Tim, now that Turkey hail pur cIiukoiI tho Herman crttUora Ooehen niul llrnlnu reached hero only to tilcht. Thl now dcvelnptiirnt In tho r wna dUcinmod with Intoiuo In terii ;n pirlltlcat clrclcH, whuru it wna In Id thut It wait fraught with tho po. ftftdllly of Krnvo rciulti. It ns itatod In noiiil-offlclal purler Hint tho vosucla would ho- (Coutlnuod on Pako Klro.) UPTONS SHAMROCK OFF FROM BERMUDA NI'.W YOHIC, Autr. ll.-Hir TImih. l.iploiiV clinllniKor, Hlmmiock IV, wllli uhji'li he opvi'(iil, prior to the ili'i-hirnliou of wur Induced (Icriniiiiy uiul IIiikIiiiuI, to rucu for lint Atuer Ii'ii'k (tup Ihirt full, left lleriniiila nt iumiii yimlctilny on tho Inst Icj; of her tnuih-Alliihtio vovtitfo, Shu In ox pi'idcil to iirrivo.lioi'o Huinluy. Advirt'H nnnotinriiii; tho Khiiin-nu-k'rt di'piirluto wcro rivtdved tod.iy by the ooiupuny, which will place her In trim Tor ruclntf. Ax noon iih hIic it'itelipri port, It will mUil, hliu will he placed in drydodk, lier racinc iiiiihtH will bo crcntciH her hull m-ruped uiul tl oilier work iioocuhiiry l put her I" ruclug trim will be liuiiicd. LAM1 OF INDIANA FOR MEXICAN AM1AS8AD0R WA8IIIN0TOK, AuK. M.-John 13. l.iiiuh of Terro Haute, Iml., H fore iiinxt in President WIIhou'h i'onidiir iiliuii for mubiiHtfiulor lo Mexico when lliii hUiiiiIIoii theru hcIIIoh down to a point whore ruuogilitiou ,v Hlu Uied Klatcrt can ho (lOiiHldored, Offiuiulh Kitid they exicclcd mi luimcdluto no Hun. FRENCH ENGAGEMENT SOUTH OF HAELEN I'Alllr) Auir. M, J0iH ii. hi.- A leli'Knuii 1'riuii HriiNSelrt lo the llaviiw iiuciioy NiiyM it fresh ciikukciiidiiI Int. Iwci'ii (IcilililliN mid DelKbiiiH oeeiiir cil ycslerdiiy lictwci'ii f mid (I nVlm'U In Din cvenliiK u (Icul lletK, livti wile toulli ot lliinlni, 'J'lin lid' rIhii Iroiijw II red huMvlly un m de IwHmwit u( 4W (Jiiihh, whu r. lliwJ kullly, BbbbTbWbbBW " 1 1 aBBBBBrlBMB knaaW BHbBBHESSBbIbb f'l jhbbbbYtobbBbm bbmbBBme 'ibbbbbV R: ' fTv i .Hd bbbLKvh '(jH kbHhHR liBv iaH LbHHbILH BaBBHr-' iJ,'i timlm "6 bBBBBbbbBC' .. lH W ''KHhil HlBaaBBBBBLBHiu bbbbbWI BBBBWfSBSBKBvMBBaM bbbLbU!' i bVbbbw bbbbbQ bbbbT, : ;HHBHm2 HBcV':! sMH bbLHL M-sBr 'ti xybbbIbT vv7WHHHE3T"tAHAiKB bmbbHbmbbbbB HbmIv vV ) aBbmbm yiHr yjH ?ibbkGLbbbh ibbbbHbbbpTV , b vSvBi X U9 bbRsbbbLQc 9vv vj&BI'mjIwBIhKL'BT . . ... . .. HB fcV-v- "JLwyvBacizz-w. XIHBjPMK' . il UDiuri awe-cur i-t tT7r&. w - a i ' n y sw. - --- . l GERMAN ADVANCE E TlltLKMONT, IIcIkIuiu. in Iiii dun, Aug. 1 1, .r:li p. tu. The (Irniimt Auk- l'l, r : I . p. in. The (Icriuau iidvutico brcmno more pronounced and KCiicral today. Their infantry it. udviiiiciiiK lit the direction of Ton Krcx and St. 'frond, and another at tack la ex peeled in the direction of l)lct and AerKccolt to the north vrrijt of. JlniMclit.Miy hnvernl nnny Tho (rcnnmi troopt nre mnrchltiK on n front titretchitiK frum St. Troud to HnMclt. Their cnvnlry ocoiijuch u position to the riht of IfuHhclt. Formidable dcfciiHivo workd liavo been erected by the lioljjiunn around Nainiir. To obviate iinv pretext for rcprixaU on Hid part of the (IcrtnuiiH all the iuhnbilantK of Natutir tire be illK dinlirturd. llltUSSKLH tu Loudon, Auk- 1 1, fitlfl p. in. The (lennaim today mih pcuded tho boiiibardincut of the Licpi forU on thn riIit hank of the river and concent rated nil their efforts to those on the went of tho town. The forltt attacked were 1'ontihxe, I.icrn, Luiititi, lx)iicin, llollofjno and llcm ulle, mi cHH'clally Kcvcro attack bciiiK iiiadu on I'oulissc. FLEES TO I SWITZERLAND LONDON, Auk. H, 1.3a p. in. A deitpiitch from Paris to tho KxcUuiiro TelcKtaph company unnouncca that tho French ministry of wnr has ro colvod nowa from Dorne, Bwiuorland, that niitnbera of Oorinan patrola havo taken rofugo In Hwltxorland. It ti itntod that no Fronch troops havo cronRod tho 8wUa frontier. IN CANADA CLOSED MONTItKAl) Que., Aug- H. Tho coiiriulalo of Aiistiiu-lluuiptry, which Iiiik rciniiiucd open here, notwith standing tho dcchuntiuii of wur be tween Grout ltritaiu nud Austiin Hungary, wan order"d oloM-tl today by tlio Dominion uuthotiticH, SUGAR RAISES TO WAR TIME NFAV VOIHC, Auk. ll.NTlio hiigar iiinrkul sliowcil further tffrcngtli to duy, Leading rel'luur nero iiuuIIiik lul'iiiiiil sugur mi u biinU of Vj ceuU fur gMiiiiiluteil, Iihih il pur cent fur ciihIi, Tim advance, wiih duo to u fiillher slnwp lU e(siduv In Imi mm kcl fur iuw muuui. uliMi uuu bioUKlii Hbout by uowjHln bWdinif MR PRONOUNCED THROUGH BELGIUM 7KIHCL ALbfltl 4 CROWN STRIKE VOTE OF ESPEE OPERATORS llJL'STON, Tex., Auk. J I.--A strike vote of all tclcKniphcrs in the Ncrvico of the Suiinct Central and Southern I'ncific x.teniH from New OrleiuiH to l'orllnnd, Or., and O'dcn, Utah, wiih onlercd (odav by John K. Com cill, Kt'iierul chalrtnan of the Or der of Hallway TeleKmphem. Atnonc many dctiinmls, the most important one ix for mi iucrcaito of 'l'i cr cent lit wukci. FOHTLAND, Or., Auk. 1-1. It wiih hinted nt tho officcfl of A-Ulnnt Onlornl-MnnnKTf J). W. Cnmpbcirof tho boiithcrn I'acifio here today thut nbkolutcly no Controversy existed k'nrment with the Ueniuin cruiser, between tho tclccrnphers nnd theM'f !' "'" '! Sehuniliorit nud compaiiv on tlio houllicni racilie HyHtcin on tho cont.t. Tho htriko or dor intiv refer to iucreuHO wncu de mniidri uffeciiiiK tho territory ea-l of hi I'liHO, it wiih htatcd. 'J he follow. itiK official stutctneiit wan delivered to tho prcsK here: "Wo hipicd nil nKrceinent with our opcratorn in September, 10111, and this involved n Mubstiintinl increase in pay for tho men. Tho contract also specified that it was to uontinuo in effect until one or the other hide served notice of dissatisfaction with tho ticnle. No Kilch notice has been served, nud so far n tho company known, tho telegraphers in our ter vico are nutlsfjcd." EA MltrSSKLS, via Loudon, Aug. 11, r:l5 p. in. In u Hortio near Nitnmr yesterday 200 military cyclists, after surrounding 400 (lermaiis, killed u largo number, captured fifty mid routed tlio jest. ' i PRESIDENT TO SIGN ' SHIPPING REGISTRY BILL WASHINGTON, Aug. It. Amend, monts. lo tho shipping bill designed to ponnlt American rcKistry to for oigu shlpH in tho KuroDcau crisis m agreed op. by houso and scnato cou fetroH nud up for final action in both house today, have the approval of President Wilson. While liouso officials sftid today ho would sign tho bill promptly. GALLINGER OPPOSES SHIP vREGISTRY BILL WASHIN(1T()N, Alig. 14. Tho Hcuiito bpent hours today dehitiliig mueuduic(its to thu bill to bring for ciltii ships uiicr Auieilcaii regisler. Tho nuiendiMcnJ lo penult their iar llidimlion In ooubtwiku triiilo was linliy i!oiilclcd, Kciiiilor (liillluuor ilccliiilngoiclKU IiiIcichIm hud kpent large hiihih uf niuiiuy "diii'dly Hud by wny of iJvnlUinn" lo bicuk dnni; thu I'ua'wlhU laws. u do. Hrr4 the ivMi)n would m u BiwtlKr lHmfrtv.tJwi JliilsUi huu U jfH tW'W I) UltlWJJ. ?jyC GXOROiS' OFSTRVlK R KRJKCE 07 VkALTS CRIPPLED WARSHIPS SIIANOIIAI, Auk- H. Identity of the two wurrthip, each having four funnels, badly dumuKcd nud carrinK many wounded, which entered the harbor at Hong K")K yesterday, in htill unditicloxcd. However, it in believed thw nre the Hritihh armored crui'-etit Montaur and Hampshire or the.Frein-li nruior cil emiscrft Duplex1 mid Montcalm. They nre reported to have had mi en (Itieihcnau. A tliputi'li from Hong Kong re ceived by Iho Kxchango Telegraph company in Loudon said it was re ported in Hong Kong that tho llriti-Ii fleet in thu far east had cornered tho German far custom snsudron. Tho correspondent added that weight was given to tho report bv tho fact itiial slopping along tho const was being resumed on a normal busi. Tho Hritish cruiser Minotaur has n displacement of 1 1,000 tons and was completed in 1U08. She carries four O.'J inch mins ami smaller nrm amciit. Tho Humpshiro'ri tonuuge is 10,8f0 mid her four largest guns uro I .70 each. Tho Duplex and Montcalm are of 7,578 nnd Willi? ton-t, respectively. Hitch cnrrii eight 8. 1 inch guns and smaller ones. Tho German cruisei Schariihorst uiul Gnciscuuu arc sis tcr ships, displacing 11,I'J0 tons. They were launched ill 100(1 and each carries eight 8.U inch guns nud the cruiser equipment of smaller guns. L ENTERS MEXICO CITY LAHEDO, Tex., Aug. 11. Nuevo Laredo, tho Mexican city opposite here, today, received mi official telegram that Gen oral Carraiuu enlorcd Mexico City til noon today. OF THREASHING OUTFIT WAM.A WALLA, Wni.li., Aug. II. Al Itlcurdo, publisher of u news paper In Dayton, Wash., uriivcd In thu ciy today fiom Knoknuo mid ro. potted Hint two lnirv tbt hands who wcro caiiKht in I ho act of filing it threshing outfit near Tckna, WiinIi,, ektcnlny ovciiIiik wciu lynched by hii Infill Jiilcil limb, Chief of 'njct ('ImHi'M Audio itubl Ibis win ning liv liM'l iw'vU'hJ a kiunlur tml I'rui uiliilLuft . lit kJl uJlif.it uLi IliAmtj l.-.iln Tir.nfr, ,.,,ln,( yn "1.J W M I Urn Muwf. UNKNOWN N REACH HONG KONG NO POSTPONEMENT OF WASHINGTON, Aug. 11. "Notify till foreign governments that (hero will be no postponement of ths San Francisco exposition," was the Mib Mnnee of n telegram which C. C. Mooro of San Francisco, president of the exposition, has scut to the state department. Tho statement was in response to inquiries from Uruguay and Chile as to whether the exposition would still hold to its original plans, in view of the Kuropenu war. The, exposition is to open on February -0, , AUSTRIAN STEAMER IDA SAILS INTO CAPTURE MONTKKAIJ Que., Aug. 1-L The Austrian xtcamcr Ida, -1701) tons, which mailed from Trieste nud Na ilc before war was declared, reach ed hero last night and was taken over by the marine department at Quebec today ns a war prize. BLUEJACKETS LANDED BLUE FIELDS, NICARAGUA WASHINGTON, Aug. U.-Heemiso of a threatened "political disturb ance" ut Dlucfields, Nicaragua Com tuuuder Twining of tho gunboat Ta coma landed fifty-seven officers nntt murines yesterday at tho request of tho American consul and with tho consent of the Nicnruguitu governor1.' MONTENEGRINS DENY LONDON, Aug. 11, 0;r. p. in. -A dipateh from Cettinje, Montenegro, to the Kxchango Telegraph company officially denies, tho occupation of Scutari by Montenegrin troops, and also all other reports of hostilo in tentions iiguiiwt Albania. BRYAN'SPEACETREATIES ED ; WASHINGTON, Aug. 11. A poaco commission treaty botwoou tho Unltod States nud Paraguay wus signed today, making 32 such con vontlous nogotlatod by Secretary Qryan. Glghtcen havo boon rntlflod by tho sonate. T WRECKED EARLY TODAY I'OHT AltTIIUH, Out., Aug. M. Tho (.'aiiudiim government wireless station iii'hi- hero was wrecked early this moriiiiig. When tho crash of eiibleii mid siip.oils win. heard ih slnff liikldo tint hlutloii uiul In lib adjoining building riinlicd mil, but shots filed by i.u lucn riiiiulii( fipin Iho itlulloii hulled Ihi'ui, Tip ilHWagc WHtf kciloits, but 14 Iihko ujtiff, mi)). tMilfd by 14 wililHiy ri'iwlr uhhh, lw. m44MNy UtM iMWmf snimir hw4' WOP'S A W Wrf fH'l if ft 14 CRDVK PR1XCE JvRSMRJ CK wlLKELM. O GEZMAirz FAKES DECEIVE GERMAN PEOPLE ASSERT FRENCH I'AKLS, Aug. 14, .l.j; ii. m. An official communication issued today says that since the beginning of the war the German coplo have, been systematically deceived by false news circulated by a largo German agency with tho, object of, milking Gernjiaiis believe their towns had caiued ereat ndvnnthges. It adds that there has been an absolute suppression of all news disadvantageous to the Ger mans. The French pvcmment, it wns stated, had decided to issue a daily news bulletin for distribution among the French troops. This would bo composed of reports of field oiorn tions and of important events in France, tho object being tho creation of a strong link between tho French soldiers in the field and their rela tives. AMERICAN LINER SAILS FROM NEW YORK NEW YOltK, Aug. 11. The Amer ican Huor Now York salted today for Liverpool. No other vessel was due to leave port for Europe. TJio Co drlo of tho Whlto Star lino, which was to havo Bailed today, will sail eoino tlmo after midnight. Tho Cot. He, salting from Liverpool. August 7, was duo to arrlvo horo lato today. LONDON, Aug. 11, 3:30 a. m. Tho Copenhagen correspondent of tho DallyNow8, reports that despatches from Antwerp say that an antl-Gor-man mob sot firo to n Gorman ship in tho harbor nt, Antwerp. After it was destroyed tho mob pillaged another German vcssol. LARGE FRENCH ARMY TO HELP BELGIANS I'ARJS, Aug. 11, ihlfi p. m.Aii official announcement says that u largu number of Ftencli troops have entered llclgiuui nud nro ptoceediug from Clmrlcroi to Genihloux, ten miles to tho northwest of Nuniur. APPROACHED FOR LOAN TO FRANCE NIJW YOltK, Aug. 1 1,-J, I'. M.ir gun A Co, miiiuiiui'i'd this tifloriiooii thut limy hud not been jcquofclcil by thu Fi elicit liowiniiieiil to uwntlitui '.. !.... I.....I I... I I. ,i.l 1...., I. cil on (lie kiibjei't by piivalo inter i'ls, nnd llnU I hoy vvomM mA 'JH'n la ciii'ilniij hu nuitU'c biuW lk:ru U I Iih vliM.l ilin4l m U pii (4 ttw cImIk 4'i mwm m iUt prrj 4y tf HivUj44ix Ji Um FRENCH PORT VICTORY.AtSKE 5 DAYS BATTLE Official Announcement of Stteeeu lit Vesfes Mimtata FrMMh Oe cvpy Soale Pass Many PrfefWs Taken and Machine tww Caertartti Be4fiani He4d Feds and Lleft. LONDON, Aug. 11, 1 p. M. The official press bureau of the British war office and admiralty today Is sued newa of a French succeaa la the Vosges mountains, Alsace, In the fol lowing werds: "After a successful resistance last ing fivo days at the passes of Salute Marie auz Mines and Le Boahoame, the French troops bare occupied the region of the Saale Pass, which com mands the valley of the Druche, an affluent of the Rhine. "At Saale numerous desertions ot German troops are noted, "The French have aken many pris oners and captured some Bachlae guns. "It Is bow confirmed that Belgian troops were successful In their en gagement pn August 12 with alx recj raenta ot German eavalry h peer ted by 2500 Infantry with machine W had artillery. i . , "f SicceMtjal SklrsnMi "The Germans were completely disorganised. The six eavalry real meats suffered. great, leec, and the Bel gian troops pursued the iafaatrr, which gave way. " "This (Friday) morning towards Eghesee, ten miles north of Namur, a mixed detachment front the garrl- Bon surprised some encamped cavalry regiments, threw them lato confusion and fought them toward the east af ter taking numerous prisoners and capturing cannon and machine guns. To tho southward ot the Mouse thd Gorman cavalry avoids contact with tho French. Ifaelen Victory Confirmed "Nows of tho fight in tho vicinity (Continued on page two.) ' GERMAN AIRSHIPS PURSUE FRENCHMAN LONDON, Aug. H, 8:55 a. m. A despatch to tho Kxchango TclcgrapU from Paris says an official statement Issued at tho French capital sets forth that a French aviator, recon noltering In Lorralno, was pursued b two German airmen. Their ma chines were larger and faster than tho Frenchman's and carried three armed men. Attor an exciting chase tho French filer escaped and re turned to tho French Hues unharmed. The despatch confirms earlier French reports of Belgian cavalry'J success ovor tho Gormuna who, it is said, suffered sovorely. ' ATTEMPT MADE TO BURN ORDNANCE SUPPLY STATION LONDON, Ontario, Aug. 14. Au alto nipt was lnudo oarly today to huru tho storo building of tho Canadla-i ordnanco corps noar tbo "Woleslov Barracks and Private Allen of the corps, who dlscovorod tho place, was shot through tho loft baud by tho in- coudlary, AUSTRIAN STEAMER BLOWN UP BY m LONDON, Aug. 14, ft ii. in. About JfiO of Iho HlMjfrri nih crew of thu AMliuu l.lyd Mwwsf JIwuhi (JuuttM-h wri L.SUm4 w itH I'd wliH the mmiA vnu Wmn ut l. duy by a wlno nf Un Uk4 of Lu- sn, PH Ibw DW(H ajMtf W'W4- Ih lw h HttN lUijinlidj him at Hid MaH fati u.ua iradta'i ii htrlaiidt Uaa pPfawF TBt en pi if ji nf vrpanjan jajnunff1 ! "JUl J "l '-l l A 1 ,1 i. ,i tv , ' hi il :3I .v.: i' - -w , ..? W!